Carline.



G. A. SELEY.

UARLINE.

APPLIOA'BION rILnn we. 4, 1910.

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U. A. SELEY.

GARLINE.

APPLICATION FILED 4119.4, 1910.

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J IIIIIIIYII A 7 CHAR/LES A. SELEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CARLINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 4, 1910.

Patented Sept. 12, 1911. Serial No. 575,426.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES A. Sunny, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and Stateof Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Car-lines, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to car roofs and more particularly to thecarlines which support the roof.

The invention has for its principal objects to produce an inexpensivemetal carline which is rigid and durable, and to make available themaximum amount of head room in a car.

The invention consists in the parts and in the arrangements andcombinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings which form part of this specification andwherein like symbols refer to like parts wherever they occur, Figure 1is a fragmentary plan iew of a portion of a side plate of a car having acarline embodying my invention secured thereto; Fig. 2 is a fragmentaryview, partly in vertical section and partly in elevation, of thep'artsshown in Fig. 1; lFig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectionthrough the side plate and end portion of the carline which is securedthereto; Fig. elis a sectionv on the line d4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is aninverted plan view of the end casting of the carline; and Fig. 6 is aview, partly in vertical section and partly in elevation, showing amodification of the end c: sting of the carline.

In the drawings, only one side plate of a car is shown as theconstruction is duplicated on both sides of the car. The side platecomprises a wooden member 1 which extends the length of the car and isreinforced by a metal angle 2 which extends along the under face and theinner face of the wooden member.

The carline comprises a metal I-beam 3 whose web portion is disposedflatwise; and in the channel formed by the upwardly extending sideflanges is placed a wooden filler 1. This wooden filler is bolted to theweb portion of the I-beam by a bolt or bolts 5 and also by a horizontalbolt or bolts 6 to the flanges of the I-beam; and the outer end of thefiller is preferably mortised into the side plate 2.

The I-beam is made continuous from side plate to side plate, and securedat its opposite ends to a malleable casting or otherwise suitablyconstructed bracket member l. The bracket 7 comprises a vertical plateor web portion 8 which is riveted to'the vertical flange of the sideplate reinforcing angle 2 by a rivet 9. At the top of the plate 8 is aledge 10 which rests upon the edge of the vertical flange or leg of theangle 2; and projecting inwardly from the web or plate 8 is a plate orshelf portion 11 which is set at an incline to correspond to the pitchof the metal carline. The web portion of the ll-beam rests on this shelfportion 11 of the bracket and is riveted thereto by rivets 12. Theopposite side webs or stiffening members 13 of the bracket 7 aredownwardly flaring so as to correspond to the bevel of the inner facesof the flanges of the I-beam which rests snugly thereagainst.

In the modification shown in Fig. 6, the ledge portion 10 on the bracketcasting 7 is extended outwardly and curled or hooked down over thevertical flange of the reinforcing angle 2 on the side plate in order tomake a more secure connection therewith.

By arranging the I-beam with the web portion flatwise and providing thebox-like castings or brackets at the ends of the carline, a rigidconnection is made between the side plates, so that the weaving motionof the top of the car is counteracted. This arrangement also gives amaximum amount of head room in the car.

Obviously, he device admits of considerable modification withoutdeparting from my invention. Therefore, I do not wish to be limited tothe specific construction and arrangement shown.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with the wooden side plate of a car, of a metalreinforcing plate secured to the lower portion of the inner face of saidside plate and extending throughout the entire length thereof, and acarline comprising a flanged metal member, extending from side plate toside plate, and a bracket member rigidly secured to the end portion ofsaid flanged metal member, said bracket member having a portion fittedfiatwise against said reinforcing plate and rigidly secured thereto.

2. The combination with the side plate of a car, of a metal reinforcingplate secured to the inner face of said side plate and extendingthroughout the entire length thereof, and a carline comprising a flangedmetal beam secured at its end portion to a bracket member, said bracketmember being rigidly secured to the reinforcing plate on said sideplate, and a wooden filler secured on said flanged metal beam, the endportion of said wooden filler being secured to the side plateindependently of its connection with said bracket member.

3. The combination with the side plate of a car, of a metal reinforcingplate secured to the inner face of said side plate and ex tendingthroughout the entire length thereof, and a carline comprising a flangedmetal beam secured at its end portion to a bracket member, said bracketmember being rigidly secured to the reinforcing plate on said sideplate, and a wooden filler secured on said flanged metal beam, the endportion of said wooden filler being mortised into said side plate.

4. The combination with the side plate of a car,'of a metal angle whoselegs are respectively secured to the bottom face and inner face of saidside plate, and a metal carline comprising an I-beam whose web portionis disposed fiatwise, the end portion of the web being rigidly securedto a bracket member, said bracket member being rigidly secured to theinner face of the vertical leg of the angle on said side plate andhaving an outwardly projecting ledge which rests on the top edge of thevertical leg of said angle.

5. The combination with the side plate of a car, of a metal angle whoselegs are respectively secured to the bottom face and inner face of saidplate, and a metal carline comprising an I-beam whose web portion isdisposed flatwise, the end portion of the web being rigidly secured to abracket member, said bracket member being rigidly secured to the innerface of the vertical leg of the angle on said side plate and having anoutwardly extending downturned ledge overhanging the top edge of thevertical leg of said angle and engaging the outer face thereof.

6. The combination with the side plate of a car, of a metal reinforcingplate secured to the inner face of said side plate, and a metal carlinecomprising an I-beam whose web portion is disposed flatwise, and abracket member having a vertical plate port-i011 which is rigidlysecured to the inner face of said reinforcing plate on the side plate,an outwardly projecting lip resting upon the upper edge of saidreinforcing plate, a shelf portion projecting inwardly from the upperedge of said. vertical plate portion, and stiffening webs connected tothe opposite sides of the shelf portion and vertical plate portion ofsaid bracket member, the end portion of the web of said I-beam beingriveted to the top face of said shelf portion of the bracket member, andthe inner faces of the lower flanges of the I-beam fitting against theouter faces of the stiffening webs on said bracket member.

7. The combination with the side plate of a car, of a metal reinforcingplate secured along the inner face of said side plate, and a metalcarline comprising an end bracket member secured to the inner face ofsaid reinforcing plate, said bracket member having an outwardlyprojecting lip which rests on the top edge of said reinforcing plate,said outwardly projecting lip having a downturned portion adapted toengage the outer face of said reinforcing plate.

8. The combination with the side plate of a car, of a metal reinforcingplate secured to the inner face of said side plate, and a metal carlinecomprising an end backet member which is rigidly secured to saidreinforcing plate, said bracket member having an outwardly projectinglip which rests on the top edge of said reinforcing plate.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 26th day of Jilly, 1910.

CHARLES A. SELEY. \Vitnesses GEORGE A. HULL, Com C. SMITH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

